AFTER his famous victory on the Willie Mullins-trained Ethical Diamond in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Del Mar the day before, Dylan Browne McMonagle again showed that, like all the best riders, he has ‘a clock in his head’ as he arrived back at the Curragh on schedule to receive his trophy for winning the Irish Flat jockeys’ championship for the first time at the age of 22.

There was a request made to the stewards that he be allowed to replace Wayne Hassett on Starford who was favourite for the Guinness 0.0 Finale Stakes.